The fencing is there because the road washed away with the recent flooding. The road is currently closed for repairs.
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Just to revive this, the time has come and Doc are fencing the area at lake lyndon off, trailer loads of rubbish, 4wding were some main reasons but also target shooters leaving rubbish and targets everywhere. Typical case of a few people ruining it for everyone else. Doc are in talks with the NZDA about potential new areas. Could there be a possible solution of fencing off designated areas at lake Lyndon for shooting with warning signs? I doubt it as it gives liability to Doc if anything goes wrong, the same reason private landholders won't allow it.
If enough people got behind a petition to set up a 'public' range area off lake Lyndon road does anyone think anything would come from it? could be worth a try.
A couple of years ago when i used the Lyndon site before closure were a few tv's & other home made targets littering the target area. Plus hundreds if not more spent cartridge's of the centre fire type. It appears more than just a few spoiling the area for others? So that leaves the Canterbury NZDA and hand loaders range which have rules and range officers to keep things in check - we don't have rubbish left on our ranges or start careless fires. Must have been a coincidence that 'tracer' fire at Lyndon next to the target area? Maybe trampers were having a cook up, yeah nah..
There's a walking track that runs along the skyline of the face most people use and have seen trampers come down that face while people were wanting to shoot, this was on the one trip I have been there with the intention of shooting and didn't shoot because didn't feel comfortable having seen that. A place with signage and fences would be great and would give some confidence that people wouldn't walk into firing zone
I drove the lyndon to coleridge road last sat. There were 3x trucks further along "shooting", one with a white target clearly positioned on the ground.
Last time Kingsley was at the NZDa meeting, he said he'd take truck numbers and report to the cops, as sighting a rifle in on public land does not equate to the conditions on the hunting permit.
There is a church run Lodge at Lake Lyndon and a popular walking track leaves the lodge skirts along the ridge line above these 'ranges' and drops down a gully people like to shoot up.There is quite a curve in this gully and trampers can not be seen approaching until they are behind the targets.This whole area is a disaster waiting to happen,and there is a possibility of a disaster which will not end well.
Setting up and running a range requires planning and paperwork. Requirements are set out in an old document, the NZ Police Firearms Range Manual. Also, Councils have veto rights in some way due to powers around resource consents and it's quite costly to even apply. Indeed, eternal vigilance is the price of retaining even formal established ranges like the NZDA ones. So, it's unlikely that DoC would take on a project like providing a free public range. Half a dozen discreet shots to check your zero in a safe place while you're out hunting - OK. Just don't annoy, endanger or frighten.
Hey team, sorry to revive an older thread, but has there been any update on this? ie. has there been a change in position allowing this or an alternate area designated?
No, because of all the idiots that would rip up the grass flats, leave all their rubbish/targets behind, DOC have now made it a no hunting area on the flats. No discharging of a firearm is permitted.
Cheers. Seems like it is just the designated ranges left then! Was planning to go out and zero rifles with a mate this weekend but will have to wait until ranges have public days
Something to note when looking at docmaps website.
If you select open hunting areas the prohibited areas are red.
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If you select "open hunting areas" and "public conservation land"
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The prohibited areas become brown like in the first photo showing "open hunting areas". Be careful not to select both and end up hunting a prohibited area.
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Basically without getting into all he ins and outs.
You are allowed to sight in a rifle on doc land say if you are checking during a hunt or you droped your rifle, but letting off 10 rounds up the river bed is a nono.
All ranges have to be certified by the police now and inspected regularly.
If you need to sight in your rifle pm me I can probably help you out as I have access to NZDA.
A shooting range as specified by the legislation.
shooting range—
(a)
means a facility (whether indoor or outdoor), or a designated area of land, used by a shooting club or members of the public for the primary purpose of carrying out shooting activities; and
Sighting in on a mates farm is still ok.
NZ handloaders range, Could help you out, 100 metres only, week days, except friday $25 per person club fees. Pm me
I called in there the other day for a quick zero check, there were 5 other trucks in there and guys looked like the were getting set up for a long range session…
yep and after this all it takes is a flying visit from a curious copper or spotty herbert doc worker and wow yet again LFAO get even more odium heaped upon us .the antis who we know troll these forums would also welcome this to their propaganda chest with open arms.
Reloaders or NCDA have ranges just behind Chch airport a couple of ks.Cost a lot less for a hr or 2 than driveing all the way out to L Lyndon.And you get to keep yr FAL.
I got interviewed(referee) for a renewal of somebody elses fal last week.
They said the police will come down hard on anyone who abuses the rigth to have a fal.
Jings, there is always the Ashburton Range if you need to zero, think they got out to 600m too. You can get hold of the range officer for shooting anytime you need.
Not sure sorry. Had mate's sight in there during the week once. Info below
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Cheers for that Billbob.I have a few out laws up there.
Last time I was there, maybe 8 months ago, was fenced off, signs said no 4wd but nothing to say shooting is not allowed.